May 31, 2020
"Right on cue, people noticed the sun speeding up. There were times when this would have been a cause for concern. As it was, the astronomical community just shrugged their shoulders and said “Uriel’s doing something again”, and there the matter rested."
This is a serialized story narrated by Matt Arnold with...
May 25, 2020
“Today I will expound unto you the kabbalistic theory of the creation of the world,” said Ana. “It all starts with Leibniz…”
This is a serialized story narrated by Matt Arnold with the permission of the author, Scott Alexander. The original text is here:
http://unsongbook.com/interlude-%d7%a1-binary/
Episode...
May 17, 2020
"Rage in favor of the proposition that the machine is somehow
important in a way that could be uncovered through dispassionate
analysis.
— Steven Kaas
Morning, May 14, 2017
Caribbean Sea
I.
Unfurling four of its seven sails , the world’s fastest ship shot
out of the Panama Canal. It rocketed through the Caribbean...
May 10, 2020
"February 1984
Citadel West
“Evening,” the Comet King said from across the table, stifling a
yawn. “Why don’t you tell me something about yourself and why I
should marry you?""
This is a serialized story narrated by Matt Arnold with the permission of the author, Scott Alexander. The original text...
May 4, 2020
"Why some people think the self is a prison escapes me. —
@GapOfGods
Dawn, May 13, 2017
Ossining, NY
Commenters say Song of Songs 4:12 describes the imprisonment of the
divine presence in the material world. “A garden locked is my
sister, my bride,” it begins. “A rock garden locked, a spring
sealed up.”
The...